The Startup Ecosystem of Boulder
Boulder has 459 startups in our sample database. This represents about 1% of The United States’s startups. Boulder is the 20th best startup ecosystem in The United States.
CITY RANKING
While Boulder decreased by 4 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2024, its ranking in The United States remained stable at 20 nationally since 2023.
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31 startups
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Boulder Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Boulder has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
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- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Funding in Boulder2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Boulder 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Boulder has decreased by 67.79%. During this period, the number of deals in Boulder has decreased by 39.66%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Boulder exceeded US$ $6.17B.
Average Funding in 2023
$6.33M
Funding in 2023
$442.76M
Deals in 2023
70
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Amount of Funding (USD)
Number of Deals
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Boulder
Global Rank
Boulder is ranked within the top 100 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Boulder’s startups excel particularly in Foodtech where it ranks 33 and in Healthtech, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in United States - Ranked by StartupBlink
2024 National Rank  | City | Global Rank |  | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 1st 0 | 710.966 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 2nd 0 | 251.377 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 4th 0 | 121.937 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
4th 0 | 5th 0 | 109.679 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
5th 0 | 12th 0 | 52.052 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
6th 0 | 15th 0 | 42.256 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
7th + 1 | 17th + 4 | 41.259 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
8th - 1 | 19th - 1 | 37.971 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
9th 0 | 24th - 2 | 34.098 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
10th 0 | 25th + 1 | 33.768 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
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Overview
Within Boulder there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Foodtech, Healthtech, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 26% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Boulder.
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Regional Rank
Overview
Boulder is The United States' 20th best startup ecosystem and is ranked 23rd in North America. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, Boulder is ranked 58th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including Outside and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Techstars and Canyon 28.
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